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LU3s OF Lib STEAMER ARGO AT NEWFOUND- LAND.

Toe’ S eamshin. Argo, which sailed from New York on the 2ord June, for Galway, via St. Joun’s, went ashore on the might of the 28th, at Trepassy Bay.

A ke sp.tch trom st. Joha’s of the 30th Says :

Al the Argo’s passengers arrived here sa‘e and well. The steam tuzs left to-day to bring up the crew, und what was saved frow the wreck.

The following are as near as Gan be gathered of the parti- eulars of the disasten:—Between 3 and 44. M on Tuesday made Capo Pine, bear ngs N.N. E, about 12 miles, The coast pidt, captain, and all the officers were ealled on de-k, at sight of land. The course was changed, and wade 3. KE. by EK. This should have cleared her 15 wiles frow Cane Race. About a quarter pas! 4, a very deuse tog came up.

At about 54. the Captain poke a fi-hing schoones, stopped the engines, and reversed thew, and asked, ** where are yoa

-G-hing 2? The answer was, * ou the eastern side of l'repassy

Bay, a mile and a haf or two wiles off.” Tue Captain | ordered “the helm hard a port, and to go on at tall speed ; |

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our way through the stony ground of the Campagna towards Castiglione delle Stiviere. We had not yet arrived in the

town when the report of field guns on our right gave the’

‘Siznal that the fizht had begun in the direction of Medale And so it had, for when we reached the town of Castiglione we found that the [mperial Guard was already .#arching in

‘haste towards that direction. Uur horses were too tired to |

| follow the movements o* the army, so [ thought it was hetter to proceed at once to the Monte del Belvedere, an elevated

| | Terrire Eartraquake—500 Lives Lost.—The Presse

@’Orient publishes the following letrer from Trebizond :— | “es An earthquake took place at Erzeroum in the mo ni iZ of | NL IN LINN LN LL AAO LLL Ll

the 2nd, about 10 o’clock. The day alter, when the courier was sent off by the Pacha, the shocks continued at intervals of some hours. About 300 houses and other buildings had been thrown down, and pearly all the rest considerably tujured. The inhabitants hd left the town to encamp on the plain of Cavak, between EBlivie and Erzeroum. At the

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| Tuespay. 10th May, 1859. ELECTIVE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Hion. Mr. HAVILAND, in moving the order of the day,

bill from which one ean overlook all the Campagna of Medale, | barracks, 400 out «f 600 men were buried under the fallen! that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole

a large plain, only circumscribed by the far distant, horizon, | Quee arrived at the Roccolo Beschi, we could distinctly see

}tae smoke of field guns and muskets—in a word, all the)

Operations of the a: my thus engaged was the corps d’armee of General Niel, which |since the preceding evening was marehing on in the direction | of Meda e. The advineed gusrd of Geveral-Niel had met three divisions of Urban’s corys, at’a furm-house called the Casa de Maioralsice, and was obliged to make its way amidst }a tremendous fire of mu ketry and artillery. As soon as Marshal Cagrobert was made aware of the enemy's attack he |

ordered his troops to throw aside their knapsacks, and with ali possible speed hastened to the scene of action, “After an

| hour’s fight the action became general all over the plain, and

keep her 8.8. i. by the standird compass.” This shouid | arrival of the Emperor svon converted it into a regular

have taken ber clear of the land. Tuc Capt. and all the officers were on deck, the officers in charge. Tae Quarrer- Masier at the wheei gave tae order * stealy,”’ as tne ship brought up to her 3. 3. E. course. At that moment break ers were seen, the engines stopped and reversed with full

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|piiched battle. Marshal MacMahon was soon engaged on | tne left, and the distant report of the artillery, waich was jcurried by the wiud blowing from the Largo di Garda, ap- prised us that the Piedmontese army was equally engayed )somewhere near Rivoltelia and Peschiera. [ was about two

‘ 1 o’el at i ,% aru I y ’ Jie : ae “NeeeAl speed, but before the ship got stern way she grounded bow | 0 ¢'Ock tn the afreruoou when the Piedmoatese, proceeding

on the rocks, at Fresh Water Potot, 8 unies from Trepass,. —The boats were lowered and got ready, and the passenzers embarked with but li.tie co fusion, the women and children firs. The anchors were passei our at the sera, the coals tarown overvoard, the forward boilers blows off. The Capt. seut off a P jot wita Mr. Bitteificid, to Prepa-sy Harbor, to get us+s ance. Toe, arrived at i0 o'clock, and tclezraphei bere, whe» the s‘eame:s Dauatless and Biue Jicket were despatched immediately. Sails, &., were seat ashore, and tents made tu protect the passeazers.. Where provigious aad bigyag- could be Zg rt at th ‘y were sent ash we, an ; boats Were cousiintly passing from the shi» to the Cove, about a

mile distant, carrying ashore what could be saved

Poe dsucrmes pluadered the ship. A buvdred of them cave av@pui, when upopm hearing the signal guus, they cut away Her iQists avd ec mm yletely skimmed her, At 4 p. m. the ship filled aod fell over on her bean éuds ip six fathoms of water. The baggage of many of the pussengess is lost. There was no house within 5 miles of the shore where she struck. At about 5 p. m. the bout returned trom frepassy. with assurances that two steamers Were on their way frou St. Jubn’=, which comlorted aud quieted tie passengers. Tuesd:y ou zht Was passed in ieuts, w th a tolerably degree

of comte.t. On Weduesday morutng the steawers arrived,

from Rivolrella, savceeded in making their junction with the Breuch army. The French ceutre had been compelled oy the events ot the day to coneentrate the mass of its forces towards the bily vill ge of Solferino where the Austrians were disputing the ground with an energy unprecedented in tue present war. The battle became thea a tremendous one The Piedmontese, led by the King, really performed wouders Mae Ist and 2ud Regiment of the Guirds emulated the Aouaves to such a degree that a French officer told ime it was impossible to imagive anything more grand and her jie. weverals Durandou’s ard Fann’s divisions took position aftes positon at the point of the bayonet, till they succeeded in routing the enemy, which was ob ig d to fall back on Caviri- aua aud Voita. [his back movement was soon stopped by he euemy’s reserve coming from Guid zzolo, Cerluigo, ani (ru:to, so that the conflict was renewed, and lasted till nwht Vhe battle was continued till @ark; the last shots were fired sv0ut nine. Between six and seven the most violent whirl- wind | ever saw brought such clouds of dust along the roa: ind across the fields that nothing was to be seen a yard.o: wo in front, It was soon followed by a deluge of rain. wos, violent and most incessant, for more than an hour, agyrava ing trighifully the sufferings of the wounded on the field fue people of Castighoue bave behaved «ost disgraccfully. Most of tre houses were shut up, and the inhabitants said

and brought off the passengers ad part of the ba

They return this afiern sow at 3, for the crew, taki: them soldiers and police offivers to recover what+-portion o!

sperty bas been stolen from the ship. property bas Deen stole Lb }

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A corresp dent of the New York Herald telegraphs from ”

+ ; i a er 1) . St. John’s, N. F., that the A go, at Prepissy Bay, N. FB, i

a total wreck —tiat she sink on Tud-day uight. A oe portion of the luggage and carg> ts tnev tahty loa. The passengers wre all saved The affair j town a2 the result of sad misman:gemest. and fiere 13 umdouste ily uel to censure. There are two hundred |; meng rs, BP assy ou bandred win ind @ouut. tainly tofacts in arms. The iis. aster @.il¢ - . estgation. A great many ai ‘deft! deat ' ' th-ers behaved well. Aid from ee f » promot. Boar lunatic women | asia » New York, about whom no one kuew ions thing Miss ticywood, the vocalist, has lost everything. ineludios © large amoant of valu ible bazgage. ke Tag Ary) Was cO iside. ed. as a first class screw steamsaip, added to the feet of ocvan 3 exmers which Now compose the

Galway line. She arrived at New Yo.k from Gaiway, via St. Joins, N. B., on Monday, tne 13th ult, She was four vears old, ranked A 1 at Lioyd’s, and was one of the strong- @st propellers afloat. Se was an iron bark-r-gged steamer of DIA tons register, and $200 tons buithen. Sie was divided into five wat aetight com, ariMents by tour bu kheads, and she was well prov ded ag Linnst fire or any other a ‘gident. Her length over all was 230 leet, her breadth ot beam 3] fect, ber d:pth of ho 135 teat. lier machinery Was massive, and was 440 horse power. She had three dec =, and Was permitted by the British regalaitons to carry L045 passen- vars. Of these her first cania had accommodations for 120, and the secoud cabia 10U. Her saloon was large and well and provided with tables af waich Lou persons |

furnished, could couveniently dine.

Tre entire vessel was well ventilate], an there was g rod | ligat on each of her decks. She was well finished in ev ry part, and her masts were one-third of* their feagth from the deck. Lt is said that on her way out she passed throug | considerable meses of ice, and rode oft some of it. Sue! experienced bead winds and fogs site ne deft Galway on her last trip ; nevertneless she made 3t. J he’s oO Lhe elg ith day, and New York on the thirteenth, exciusive of the day ahe was detained at St. Johu’s Tae Lesa steamers have been unfortunate.

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STTER FROM A SPECTATOR OF THE BATTLE Mere . OP 5,OLFERLNO.

Castenxvoto. Jone 24, Evening —L accepted the off-r of an American gentleman who tullows en ama/eur the o,era- tions of the allied aranes, and who was fo: tunate enough to be in possession of a carriage. He said he had some reason » believe ‘hat the French army would be first engaged, and .: nad desided ow starting for Mouteehiart, 50 we lett | snato at about «ine o’clock in the evening. The wight was

t tiful, ond the camp fires seattered ail round ov the hills produced sach an effest as { could not have imagined. We

wee div ag towards the plain along a narrow road ; the iis on our left presented a sharp outime agalost the starry grouud ot ao Ltalian sky. Now and then ad stant villaze clock or the barking of farm-doxs broke the siieuce of the night, addiag to the solemnity of the surrounding scene. At was about two o'clock in the moruins wheo I arrived, with my cowpenion, at Montecbiari, ai which place the head- quarters of the Emperor had been establijped. The place was all co. fusion, fur tue troops were already in Movement towards the front. Being well acquainted with the country, I advised my companion to leave the main road, and we made

bey had nothing, when asked for refreshments and wine fhe French bebavel with the greatest moderation, and took ‘very refusal as if it werea fact that there was such a genera want of the necessaries of life; but it is a disgrace tuo th place that many wounded and tired soldiers, who had vo iutu action in the mourning, hseving eaten nothing, should b refused at night even a loaf of bread, as was very often th case

Cavriana is situated about 8 kilometres from the rive Mincio, on the right bank, 11 kilometres from Lake Guarda and 25 kilometres from Mantua. The action must havi taken place in the large plain, about 30 kilometres in length. wiich extends from the one to the other of these fortresses .he principal poiuts of this plain are Borghetto, Volta, Curdizzolo, Melino, Pozzolo, Mazinbona, Goito, and Camig uano. The Austrian head-quarters were at Valleggio, 1} kilomeire from the ‘incio on the left bank, and 6 kilometve- from Cavriana, otherwise spelt Gavrisna, This splendid victory assures us the passa e of the Mincio, which must b the inevitabe consequenve of it. Operations will now become decisive, and the definitive suecess of our aims is certain,

Tne Patric gives the following asa private de-patch, dates Castiglione, June 24, seven, evening :—" It was thought this morning that we were about to have a simple effair of ad- vanced posts. But the enemy appeared in immense foree, and offe.el battle. On arriving pere at seven this worning,

jthe “myperor heard the sound of cannon in all direction-.

{1s Majesty, toliowed by the whole of his.staff, at once ad- vanced towards the scene of the combat. The cnemy defen- ed his postions with tie utmost energy ; but our troops,

‘electrified by the courage, aud, we may even say, the temerity

of the Km,eror, speedly rowed him, At the moment when L w ite this despatch (seven, eveving), we are conquerors ou the whole line of battle. The Emperor never ceased io ex- pose himself dur ng the whole fight, and the soldiers, wile fearing the consequences of bis noble rashness, wage lost in adimiratio. of their chief.”

ORDER OF THE DAY OF THE EMPER R NAPOLEON TO HIS SOLDIERS.

The enemy, who believed themselves able to repulse us from the Ubiese, recrossed the Mincio. You have worthily defended the honour of France. Yolferino surpasses the recoliection of Lonato and Castiglione. Lu twelve hours you have repulsed the efforts of 150,600 men, Your enthusiasm did not rest there. The vumerous artillery of the enemy occupied formidable positions over three leagues. Your country thanks you for your courage and your per-everauce, and laments the fallen. We have taken 3 flags, 30 cannon, and 6§,0UU prisoners. The Sardmian army fought with the same valuar agalust Super:or forces, and worthy is that army to march beside you. Biood has uot been sted in vain for the glory of Frauce and the happiness of the people.

Sir James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak. the adventurous Enyghsiman, who, a number of years ago, set out im his own yacht the Royalist, as the pioneer of civilization in the Eastern Arcuip

Borneo, is now in Kngland. ruined in bealth and fortune. |

An insurrection of Uhineseat Sarawak destroyed his worldly weulth,—and affected by paralysis, his constiution is com- pletely shattered. A host of kind friends, admirers of his ovble character and indomitable spirit, by their means aud attention, are alleviating bis condition, as far as possible.

Oueof the best photographers in Europe took a bank note fur 5U0U francs ov the Bank of Frauee and photographed ove sv much like it that the bank's judges, the phoiographer himself, and in fact all who have seen the two, are unable to distinguish which from ‘tother. The bank considers such

success rather dangerous.

The French body which. was first |

re , : oh { | buildings. No official report of the number of victims has

| yet appeared, but it is supposed thar at least 5U0 lives have beea lost. The prison was thrown down, and tour criminals escaped ; the rest, it is stated, were released.”

Queen Victoria has adiress+d an autograph letter to the E-upress Eugenie, expressing ber sympathy for her as regent charged by the Enperor wits hizh and @sponsible funetions, apd as a wile whose husband is ranniug the risks of battle.

A Souvenm rrom Lucknow.—Kinz’s College, Windsor, now possesses two swords that would be highly pr aed by any

uscum, and might be worn with pride by any hero of our}

countcy. Sir Peawick Williams had some time ago depo-ited the trusty blade worn by him at the memorable sieze o! Kars, in the Coilege, and at the late Eaceena was presente | and gladly accepted, the sword worn by Sir John Ingli- during the no less memorable defence of Lucknow.

This swordis a Sikh weapon captured at Goojerat in the last Paunjiub War, and was given to Sir John by a brother officer wis was wounled at Lucknow, and died of his wound on his voyage to Kugland or shortly after his arrival, — [ had no beit, but was tied round-the gallant G. neral’s wa's: luring the eighty-seven days and nights of the sivge, by a piece of cord—pro'®ly in that stern period the avameuts of Military attire were very little thought of:

We uuderstand the General set the highest value on it, nd would sot have parted with it for acy other purpose. ‘han that of entrusting it to the custody of bis Alma Mater

[t was a graceful act on his part, and he may resi assured the University will honour him tor thus evriching its asso- ‘lations with the possession of a weapon, to look on which vill be to reeall the great perils that surrounded one of its Viumni. and the livu-hearted constancy with which they were endured,

Toe two swords have been carefu'ly deposite! side hy side in a Cabinet in the Library ot the Culieze.—Church Record

on the consideration of this Bill, said, that it was unneces- sury for him to preface his motion with a long speech. The principle of the proposed change in the constitution of the Legislative Council had been under the consideration of the House several times and on cach successive occasion the number of its advocates had increased. When last be- ture the House the principle of the measure had received tie approval of the Hon, Lealer of the late Government, whose practical support, however, was limited to the application of the elective prinzip'e to the supply of vacancies in the present jbody, as they might from time to time oceur. The*Bill | provided for the election of the whole Counci!—a gystem in

| favor of which, he believed, a majority of the inhabitants of the Colonies would be found to give their votes. © The Councils were el>cted in the Cape of Good Hope, Australis, and Canada. In the latter Colony, the eiective principle ad been applied io a manner and to a degree different from the mode resorted to in the others, and for a very sufficient reason, which reudered it impossible to dissolve the whole Council at once, as an [mperial Statute had secured to mem- bers their seats for life; but the Bill added 48 new members, tad thus the elected members had a majority at the board, Wherever tried, the elective principle bad been found to work well. The objection of the Opposition te the chang? sought to be introduced, that it was unnecessary —the Council acting 1: harmony with the Hvouse—would not be enti:led to much weight zs an arzumeunt on priveiple at avy time, nut at present it certainly was not applicable asa fact. The members uf the Council. with the exception of two, were uoteriously opposed to the majority of the House. The. majority of the Council were go obstructive that no ur- certainty vow existed as to the fate of any Government measure. This difficulty had been foreseen years since, when Respousible Government had been first conceded. idarmonious action was to be expected so |ong as the members nominated to the Council agreed wiih the majority of the livuse, which consisted of, and comprise] members and

It is said that Doniel I. Sickles has become entirely re-

‘ongi'ed with his wife. and & now living with her fm marita celations, as before the death of Philip Barton Key!

A hill is pending in the legislature of one of the Wuited States to Empower Women to make contracts. i iey shone v2 allowed by all means to contract —they have been expaud-

ng (oo mnuch for sume time past,

Two large barques were caps zed ina storm oa Lake Erie, m saturday week, by which accident eleven lives were lost. ‘he captain of one of the vesse's was washed overboard and jrowoed, Ilis wife saved ber life by clinging to the rigying

—her three children were downed betore her eyes, she not ving able to render them the lcast assistance.

The New York papers give the particulars of the killing fa boy of tem years by his brother of six. They were

~upporters of the Government that had appointed them.

| Phe alleged harmony of action has recently heen exemplified

by the Council having passed an addre-s to the Queen con- cerning the Government. Besides, nominees cau wever have tie sume weight aud iafluence in the country as elective members. The Leg slative Councillors of this Is!and do wot even ho'd their seats for life, but merely during pleasure. Perpie in their position should be able to feel, that in the rejection of any measure which had received tne sanction of the popular branch, their situation entitled their conduct to due consideration; but at present they bad poihing to fall

iback «poa but their own individual and personal influence.

iie did sot wish to make observations disparaging to the Councillors individually, but it was certain that they p: ssess- ed vo pubiic influence. To the last House 14 members were returned pledged to support the chanze sought to be introduced by the Bill, and of these 14 all had been sent

ighting, encouraged by other boys, when the younger stepped ack about’ six feet, and drawing a small pea-kuife, held i wtween two of his fingers, and burled it at his b:other’s| oveast. The blade pevetrated the clothes and cutered between ihe sixth and seven ribs. The wounded boy fell back and | was immediately carried to his mother’s room. The kusfe| hed penetrated but an eighth of an inch, but it strack an | artery, it is supposed, aud caused internal hemorhage. | She poor boy dicd in fifteen minutes after the affair. | . }

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SrranaLep To Deatu sy A Snake.—The Hingham ( Mass.) Journal records the recent decease of Mr. Daniel Cortheil of ‘hat town, who bad for some time past been troubled by a

availing, uutil at last boiled miik was re-orted to. the steain |

that Mr. (. swallowed the suake when it was quite smail, while drinking.

Wuar a Jzatovs Woman pip BEFORE sug FAINTED — In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week, a lady, retarmoy from a morning drive, ov approaching the room usually oceupied fy nerself and husband, heard voices, She stopped, listened, placed her eye to the key-hole, and saw, to her horror, a woman standing on the floor, and her husband in the same room, fixing a shawl over her shoulders. Enraged at the infidelity of ter husband, she went to the hall, took down a loaded shot gua, opened suddealy the door, and deliberately shot the strange woman inthe back. Her husband screamed, when the excited and abused wife fainted. On baving re- turved to consciousness, she learned that the woman who had ~u) planted her in the affeetions of Mr. those frames for exiibiting shawls and mantilas on, whch

triuumed by his wile, in her usual tasty style.

surprise for her, wueu her sudden jealousy liked to have cost him his lile. :

The Lou'sville Demoerat of June 22d gives the particulars of a terrible tragedy at Heoderson, Keutucky. Some time since a Doctor, A. J. Morrison,of that place, was prosecuted for forgery, aud desirous of revenging himself on the prose- icuiing attorney, WhO was active in ail the measur s against

‘iim, he attempted to procure his death by poison, for which |

| purpose he endeavoured to induce a waiter of the hotel to put _prussi¢ acid im bis coffee, The waiter infurmed the official

ela-o, and was hailed as tue liberator of | of the attempt upon bis. Jife, when Morrison was arrested,

but apprehending vivlence from the populace, he cut his ‘throat in jail, and died in a few miuutes,

Hazarpous Feat.—NuiaGara Facts, June 30.—-Mons, ' Blo..din has just successtully accomplished the feat of walking

‘across the Niagara River on a tight rope, in the presence of

la crowd, estimated frem 5000 to L0.0UU persons. He first ‘er ssed {rom the Aweriean side, stopping midway to refresh hwseif with water raised in a buttle witn a rope fiom the deck of. the steamer Maid of the Mi-c. The cime occupied in thefsst crossing was 17} mutes. The return to the Ameridaa side wax accumplisned iv 12 winutes,

Tho distance aorose the river is L100 feet.

to eject the reptile by different methods, which proved un- | . ; ; |hurried legis.ation,

was one of

be had that mormiog brought up from the store to have re-| Not finding

his wife, be was jooking ai the figure, and fixing it up asa’

back to the present House, with the exception of the Hon. Francis Longwor h, who did not come forward as a ecandi- jJate, but the hon. member, Mr. Davies, bis successor, ad- vovated the same views, and now this Llouse embraced four more pledged to the sume course. It was but necessary for the Huse to ask four an elective Council, and it would be eunceded by the Imperial Government forthwith. He could

quote the published o,inions in favor of the principle from

statesmen and politicians in Britain—men of all shades of opinion, from Lord Deiby at one extreme to Mr. Roebuck at the other. He had heard members state that it was

/uecessary to the proper working of Responsible Government | that the members of Council should be nominated. Le teok living snake in his stomach, Several attempts” were made | 2 difierent view of the matter. He admitted the necessity

Which existed for two branches cf the Leyis!ature, to prevent Two separate chambers had been

of which, as it entered the mouth of Mr. C., starved the| fund necessary in the free st..tes of Ltaly from the time of / r cme o snake up into his throat, where it stuck fast, and before it | the middle ayes. Where but one exisied, all soon went to

could be removed, Mr. C. choked to death. It is supposed | confusion,

In France, the great Revolution vested the | Leg slative functions in one body, the majority of which sent their Opponents to the guillotine. The benefits arising from ‘one branca deliberating on the measures of the other bad ‘often been experienced in the Colonies and in England, in the correction of errors which had- escaped the notice of the | chamber into which the bills containing them had ben |passed. Such occurrences shewed that with but one branch there was not sufficient security to the public ; but it by no means followed that the Upper House was to be a mere offi-e of registration for the measure: which bad passed the lower. [tHe then read an extract from the A idress of the Canadian Assembly in 1853.] On introducing into the imperial Parliaweat the Bull making the Counci! clective, a measure necessary in Consequence of the Cous:itution of Canada having been settled by an Imperial Act, tha Duke ‘of Newcastle made an able speech in favour of the principle ‘of the measure, which extract he (Mr H.) then read, Surely if ever Colonial Minister made a statement which was ap. plicuble to our situation the one which he had just read was entir!é] to that designation, Ue would ask any mau of inde- pendent character, whicu be would consider preferable as con- | ferring the greater houor, a seat in that House by Mandamus ‘under the g:eat seal and sign manual of the Queen, or one conferred by the voice of the people? He would read an extract from the speech of another statesman, the Ear! of Harrowby, to shew that the:e was but Ove Opinion on this question among meu of all shades of opivion in Great Britain. Lord Derby, too, who might be considered the eu bodied essence of Toryism or Conservatism, on the debate in the House of Lords, as to the power of the Crown to grant life | peerages, gave expression toa similar opinion. Such bad beeu the result everywhere where the old system had obtained, | Lord Brougham, the enlightened and veteran siatesman, bad expressed his thorough disapproval ot the system of nomina- tion to seats in the Legislative Councils of the Colonies ; and it now rested with the House to say whether they would be content to continue an institution based on a principle long since rejveted and decried as uusuited to our Circumstabees aud to the age in waich we lived. He believed thatsume members of the Opposition would support the principle of election, but would jiwit its application to the partial in- fusion of new tiood into the old body; but rhe only way ;would be to make the whole Councii elective at once, tor ‘otherwise, if a portion wore vleoted, and the remainder bad

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